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Old 11-14-2014 | 01:13 AM
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A 60 mph 21' boat should not even need any kind of tabs.
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Old 11-14-2014 | 06:06 AM
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A 60 mph 21' boat should not even need any kind of tabs.
A 24* Vee might need them to correct listing at lower speeds.
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Old 11-14-2014 | 07:10 AM
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A 24* Vee might need them to correct listing at lower speeds.
Hell, just slide the ice chest to the left and have billy bob sit in the middle.
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Old 11-14-2014 | 07:36 AM
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My 27' bowrider has Bennets and they work well. They boat doesn't have much bow rise without them so I do not typically use them aggressively.
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Old 11-14-2014 | 09:33 AM
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I had Bennets on my old Baja. The plastic pins would break all the time and they leaked. I switched to Lencos heavy duty with indicators and they never broke again. Love the Lencos and will be adding some to my Nordic.
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Old 11-14-2014 | 09:34 AM
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This boat is hard to get on plane without anything. I'll find out more when I pull up the floor in the spring, can't wait to see what I find.
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Old 11-14-2014 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Griff
A 60 mph 21' boat should not even need any kind of tabs.
I don't agree at all.

I'm in a ton of them and I've done a bunch of things to a ton of them.
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Old 11-14-2014 | 09:54 AM
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Has anyone ever used the dual ram 29" x 14" trim tabs on a 32' boat? I am thinking about going to these and getting rid of my hydraulic ones! boat is 32' and runs about 78 with a 3 blade prop. Has twin I/O motors.
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Old 11-14-2014 | 09:56 AM
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I've had boats with and without tabs. Always give me the boat with tabs. Lencos will work well in this application.
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Old 11-14-2014 | 10:25 AM
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I've have Lenco's on a 15' Whaler to a 24 Pantera with great success. Very precise adjustments and no broken pins or hydraulic leaks to worry about.
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